Doñana National Park facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Doñana National Park |
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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Marshes of Doñana in Huelva province
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| Location | Huelva, Seville and Cádiz provinces - Andalusia, Spain |
| Area | 543 km2 (209.65 sq mi) |
| Established | 1969 |
| Visitors | 392,958 (in 2007) |
| Governing body | Andalusian Autonomous Government |
| Type: | Natural |
| Criteria: | vii, ix, x |
| Designated: | 1994 (18th session) |
| Reference #: | 685 |
| State Party: | Spain |
| Region: | Europe and North America |
| Extensions: | 2005 |
| Designated: | May 4, 1982 |
Doñana National Park is a natural reserve in southern Spain. It is in Andalusia, in the provinces of Huelva and Seville. It is in Las Marismas, where the Guadalquivir River flows into the Atlantic Ocean. The park covers 543 square kilometres (209.65 sq mi). Of that area, 135 square kilometres (52.12 square miles) are protected. The park has marshes, shallow streams, and sand dunes. It was named as a nature reserve in 1969. The World Wildlife Fund and the Spanish government bought a section of marshes to protect it. The eco-system has been in danger from draining the marshes, using river water to irrigate land along the coast, and making tourist facilities bigger. The park is named after Doña Ana de Silva y Mendoza, the wife of Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia.
Doñana National Park was one of 100 finalists for the 12 Treasures of Spain in 2007.
Images for kids
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Doñana - Aerial view of Doñana National Park and surrounding areas
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Banks of the River Guadalquivir in Doñana National Park
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View of Doñana National Park from visitors' centre at El Acebuche
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El Porrón observatory
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Dunes in the park
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Purple heron
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Iberian lynx, an emblematic species of the park
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Pinar de la Algaida
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The Port of Huelva
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Rice field in Las Marismas, near Isla Mayor
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Wagon bearing a Simpecado (banner with insignia that proceeds images of the Holy Virgin Mary) crosses the Coto Doñana on its return from the pilgrimage of El Rocío, in May 2009.
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Acebrón Palace (Palacio del Acebrón)
See also
In Spanish: Parque nacional y natural de Doñana para niños
